Breeding locusts

[alanmin4304]

After a few bad tries I finally got my first lot of baby locusts today and the frogs are smiling (as they do). Confucius him say "If it don't work the first time kick the hell out of it"

[dragonz1833]

can u please tell me the easiest way of breeding them thanks

[alanmin4304]

I have them in a 600x600x600mm glass tank with a wooden lid and insulated with polystyrene bottom and sides. Heated by a 60 watt light bulb to 30-35 deg C. Eggs are layed in a 2 litre icecream container of 25% pumice sand and 75% vermiculite which has been made and maintained moist. When eggs are laid the container is replaced by a new one and the old moved to an identical set up to hatch. The bottom of each container is filled to level with the top of the icecream container with wood shavings and the tray with eggs is covered with glad wrap to keep them moist. Breeders and young are fed with grass twice daily.

[snake kid]

what were you breeding them for?

[repto]

alan,would suggest you try getting another icecream container with a lid and cut 4 round holes to fit those see through cheap plastic throw away cups.You get more control over the batchs of eggs and they don`t dry out as quick as the bigger container.You can take them out as often as you like.I used to do them each time they layed at first .was a mission to keep track of them all but man i got some numbers up fast.Now I just do it weekly using a shallow box with 6 cups.

[alanmin4304]

Thanks, might try that.